My dog threw up plastic pieces and a hairball. Does she need a vet?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Female | spayed | 6 months and 30 days old
Dog threw up hair ball that also somehow had plastic frisbee pieces in it. Take her to the vet or did the passing of the hairball solve the problem?
3 Answers
Most Helpful Answer
Published on November 7th, 2016
There is always the possibility that there is more frisbee in her stomach and/or intestinal tract. Toys such as these do have the potential for causing an intestinal obstruction. I would not take her into a vet now, but monitor her for the next 72 hours. If she continues to vomit, stops eating, starts having diarrhea, stops drinking water, starts throwing up water, or becomes very lethargic, those are signs of obstruction, and then I would take her into a vet right away.
1Pet Parents found this answer helpful
Related Answers from Veterinarians
-
Published on April 29th, 2018
I would watch Lu for now. There could be other chunks of toy still in her GI tract, and it could be lead to an obstruction. Signs of obstruction include vomiting, anorexia, diarrhea, a complete absence of pooping, and lethargy. If she continues vomiting or shows any of the other signs I mentioned above, have her seen by a vet. It can take up to 72 hours for a foreign object to pass, so watch her over the next couple of days. In the future, I wouldn't leave her alone with any toys she can destroy and eat to prevent a chance of obstruction. Best of luck, I hope this helps!
1Pet Parents found this answer helpful
-
Published on July 20th, 2019
If she ate the football in May and is just now throwing it up, then I would be concerned that the pieces of the toy have been causing her symptoms. Foreign material can occasionally stay in the stomach for a long time and cause an intermittent obstruction. If she continues to act lethargic or has vomiting over the next 24 hours, then she needs to be evaluated by a vet to see if there is more material that could have made it out of the stomach and into the small intestines. If she goes back to normal (no vomiting, normal energy and appetite), then you can cautiously watch her at home for a return of abnormal symptoms.
1Pet Parents found this answer helpful
For the past two mornings my dog has woken up to throw up. Both times there were really tiny bits of plastic in her vomit. The second time it came with a small chunk of undigested food as well. It was also only a small amount of vomit. No strange col
My dog has been throwing up intermittently for about 24 hours. She threw up a piece of plastic which I thought was the problem and has vomited once more since. She is acting relatively normal but is definitely more tired. She has had one normal bowel
My dog recently puked up these things and I couldn’t figure out what they were. She is not acting any different. Today I found more in her poop. Any idea what they are? They are hard and kind of plastic like. If soaked in water they do not absorb any
My 8 month old female pit has been sluggish since bout May my money been so tight I'm waiting on taxes still to get her to the vet but she chewed up a puppy football toy evendtenlly back in May and I didn't realize she swollen it well she threw it up
Hi a few days ago my dog threw some plastic from a small Tupperware container. I caught in time so only ate a little he threw up and two days passed and today he pooped some of it out. Should I take him to the vet? He’s eating normally and has been u
Mia ate one of my roommates cat's plastic toys last night and tore it into little pieces. This morning she threw it up with some foamy throw up. She went poop twice this morning also. She ate her breakfast also but I wasn't sure if I should still tak
My dog started puking up plastic from his chew toy and grass early this morning, i think he just had to get it out of his system he seemed perfectly fine after puking and is still fine now. Should I still take him to the vet?
My fairly large 8 month old Saint Bernard puppy ate pieces of a large thick rubber toy while I was gone today she just threw up and it contained three chunks of the toy. I’m just wondering if a vet visit is nessecary or if she’s fine since she vomiti
My dog vomited blood dark colur vomit with a hard plastic piece . He is behaving normal as eating food drinking water playing active and motions also normal.
My dog threw up some of his stuffed toy he ate and now wont eat...he doesnt tense or show discomfort around the belly but doesnt want to eat...he shows signs of wanting to play and get bellyrubs but hasn't eaten in 24 hrs...he has drinken some water
Book an appointment with the pros – our expert vets are here to help.
